The 18-year old's heartbroken mother Alison Cope expressed her sorrow on her Facebook page last night: "Today the most beautiful son a mum could ask for has been taken from me. All who know me know he was my world, my everything.

"I loved him with every bit of my heart and my heart is now broken. He was kind, caring, funny, affectionate, beautiful and talented. He was stabbed in the heart and they tried for six hours to save him but he needed to go.

"He is now in peace and no one can ever hurt him again. I love you Josh and I don't know how I can go on without my baby boy xxx"

Sophie Porteous posted: "Back together again now,two young boys that didn't deserve to go so young,rest in peace depz&shamz! gone but never gonna be forgotton xxxx"

Louise Macdonald said: "R.i.p both to young to die..xx

Chantelle Stephens wrote: "RIP Depz & Shamz gone to soon! My prayers go out to the family at this sad time....

Laura Daly said: "Bestfriends reunited, but it shouldn't of happend this way fly high depz&shamz <3<3

Mel TheosMommy Hancocks wrote: "Both far too young to die not good heavens gained some beautiful angels. Hope your both havin a ball up there now ur re united agen. Forever in manys heart. Thinkin of your fam at this heart aching time josh can't possibly imagine what she's going threw rite now. But for now lads party hard up there n keep lookin over your loved ones xxxx

Shannon Stringer said: "RIP to 2 young grime icons that had pure talent there lifes was taken away from them at such a young age none of them deserved it atall Rest in peace DepzMan&shamz

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The 18-year-old man named locally as Joshua Ribera, who was known as grime artist Depzman died in hospital in the early hours of today (Saturday) after he was attacked outside KCs nightclub in Selly Oak